Summer Vacation Mini-Getaways in Newport -- Named Top Fodor's Pick

Targeting a growing number of summer vacation-time-constrained travelers, Newport's leading luxury inn group and DINE member, the Legendary Inns of Newport, has launched three late-summer, mini-vacation getaways.

"We're seeing a lot of two and three-night mini-vacations this summer and less of the three and four or five-night Newport summer vacations we've seen in other years," said Winthrop Baker, Group President, Legendary Inns of Newport. "Our new mini-getaways offer vacation-time-starved guests some very attractive summer getaway values in August."

The group's flagship Newport, Rhode Island B&B property and founding member of the Distinctive Inns of New England, Cliffside Inn, is offering 25% off the third-night of a three-night reservation, Sundays through Thursdays. At Adele Turner Inn, guests save 50% off on any Tuesday, when they book Monday and Tuesday together.

The ultra-luxury Abigail Stoneman Inn Mini-Getaway Vacation Package includes two-nights with the best available luxury suite or room, plus the Quintessential Newport Summer Getaway Package, just named by Fodor's as one of New England's top three summer getaway package values. It includes tickets to Newport RI's Gilded Age mansions, vineyard tours and wine tastings, and the Destination Newport coupon book worth $500 at various Newport, RI restaurants and shops. The getaway is available Mondays - Wednesdays for the all inclusive price of $700.

In addition to being the first AAA Four Diamond luxury bed and breakfast inns in Rhode Island, the trio of well known B&Bs is also AAA's top-rated Rhode Island lodging group. In addition to the special rates and package add-ons, the Mini-Getaway Vacations all include the luxury amenities and services the Legendary Inns is known for: warm hospitality and personal service; acclaimed afternoon tea (named one of America's Top 20); multi-course breakfast; finely appointed suites and guest rooms with whirlpools, steam baths, grand beds, fireplaces, antiques and artwork; pillow menu; signature in-room spa service; and elegant locations near the beach and in-town.

For complete details and other restrictions on the August Mini-Getaway Vacations, please visit our specials webpage or call 800-845-1811. The Mini-Getaways can only be booked by phone, but you can check availability or reserve other dates online for all Legendary Inns by clicking here.

Summer Getaways to Newport Rhode Island

The Distinctive Inns of New England's flagship Newport, Rhode Island luxury Inn, Cliffside Inn, has added a classic summer getaway package, and an exclusive tennis offering with the International Tennis Hall of Fame, for luxury travelers heading to Newport, RI this summer.

The Quintessential Newport Summer Getaway Package features 2-nights lodging, tickets for the legendary Gilded Age mansions (or other leading attractions), tickets for vineyard tours and tastings, and Destination Newport coupon book with savings up to $500 at Newport RI restaurants and shops. In addition to the Getaway Package, guests enjoy all the luxurious appointments that led to Cliffside being named AAA's first Rhode Island Four Diamond luxury B&B Inn, including one of the finest afternoon teas served in America, Newport's most-written about guest quarters (with 16 individually designed and decorated rooms and bathing salons), in-room spa services, refined elegance and warm hospitality. Getaway Package from $260 a night. Details . . .

The VIP Tennis Play & Stay Package pairs the Cliffside Inn with the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the birthplace of tennis in America, and home to the 13 finest grass courts in the country. The best players in the world compete here and now guests can too. The Play&Stay Package is offered exclusively by Cliffside Inn and the Tennis Hall of Fame, and features an hour and a half of grass court time, a can of balls, plus complimentary racquets and admission to the Hall of Fame museum, which is for tennis, what Cooperstown is for baseball. A true Newport original. Details . . .

Reservations at Cliffside Inn can be booked online by clicking here or by phone 800-845-1811. Come discover the magic that has made Cliffside Inn one of America's favorite luxury B&B Inns. In addition to being a founding member of DINE, Cliffside Inn is the flagship property of the Legendary Inns of Newport, AAA's top-rated Rhode Island luxury property group. The trio of historically significant, finely appointed Victorian B&Bs includes Cliffside Inn, Abigail Stoneman Inn and Adele Turner Inn.

Distinctive Inns of New England

Distinctive Inns of New England
MANOR ON GOLDEN POND NAMED BY FORBES
AS TOP EASTERN U.S. VACATION DESTINATION
Holderness, NH; June 2005 – Forbes.com magazine has ranked the Manor On Golden Pond, Number 5, on its latest Summer Travel Guide 2005 list of Eastern U.S. vacation destinations. The Manor On Golden Pond, a historic 25-room luxury inn located on Squam Lake in the heart of the Central Lakes Region of New Hampshire, is the state’s only Small Luxury Hotel of the World.

“This vote of confidence tells us that we have achieved a high level of customer satisfaction, combining world-class service and an incomparable vacation experience,” explained Brian and Mary Ellen Shields, Innkeepers.

Highlighting its ownership’s commitment to excellence, the Manor’s exquisite accommodations include individually designed guest chambers and lavish suites featuring voluminous beds with cotton linens and down comforters. Wood burning fireplaces, lovely paintings, fresh flowers, and lush fabrics appoint the rooms. Heavy damask treatments frame windows showcasing panoramic views of Squam Lake and the White Mountains to the north and where unfailing attention to every detail is a standard and not an exception.

Manor on Golden Pond Top Eastern US Vacation Destination

Manor on Golden Pond Named By Forbes as top eastern U.S. vacation destination
Holderness, NH; June 2005 – Forbes.com magazine has ranked the Manor On Golden Pond, Number 5, on its latest Summer Travel Guide 2005 list of Eastern U.S. vacation destinations.
The Manor On Golden Pond, a historic 25-room luxury inn located on Squam Lake in the heart of the Central Lakes Region of New Hampshire, is the state’s only Small Luxury Hotel of the World.

“This vote of confidence tells us that we have achieved a high level of customer satisfaction, combining world-class service and an incomparable vacation experience,” explained Brian and Mary Ellen Shields, Innkeepers.

Highlighting its ownership’s commitment to excellence, the Manor’s exquisite accommodations include individually designed guest chambers and lavish suites featuring voluminous beds with cotton linens and down comforters. Wood burning fireplaces, lovely paintings, fresh flowers, and lush fabrics appoint the rooms. Heavy damask treatments frame windows showcasing panoramic views of Squam Lake and the White Mountains to the north and where unfailing attention to every detail is a standard and not an exception.

Inn at Thorn Hill Spring Specials

The Inn at Thorn Hill, Jackson, NH's only four diamond country inn, restaurant and spa is offering tremendous spring time specials. The luxury rooms and suites in the Main Inn are all on sale on a first booked first choice basis for $269 per night for two. Our superio rooms are all $189 per night for two. These specials represent a saving of 16% to 27% off of rack rates. These rates included a three course dinner, full breakfast and afternoon tea. These rates are available from April1st until the end of June. Book early for your best choice. Also, ask about our spa packages. Call 800-289-8990 or check our web site at:www.innatthornhill.com

Inn at Thorn Hill Wine Weekend

The Inn at Thorn Hill, the White Mountains only four diamond inn and restaurant is hosting its first wine weekend. The Inn has had a series of wine dinners for the last 11 years and is adding a weekend long celebration of food and wine for the weekend of May 5th & 6th. It will feature a reception and wine tasting on Friday night, wine appreciation class on Saturday and a gala wine dinner and pairing of Beaulieu Vineyards wines on Saturday night. The price for this event is From $458 to $658 for the wine events, and lodging. Check our website for availabilty and and price. www.innatthornhill.com is the address and the toll free telephone is 800-289-8990. Space is limited.

Windham Hill Wine Series Announced

Windham Hill Wine Series-2006

Spring is just around the corner at the end of our country road-a time for renewal after a winter of contemplation on the quiet snowy days-plenty of time to cook up the best Windham Hill Wine Series yet!!

Following the continued success of the wine dinner series in 2005, an expansion is in the works for 2006, with an added twist. One of the consistent questions I get at each wine dinner is “where can we get these marvelous wines??” More often than not, the answer has been that the wines are not readily available on a retail basis, which I know is not the answer you want. So…enter the Collectors Edition Dinners, two dinners over the course of the Windham Hill Wine Series designed to showcase wines that are available through Amory Consultants. These dinners will be held in the early summer and late fall and are designed to let you stock your cellar for summer and winter!!! Daphne Amory has a growing clientele in the area and is able to source most any wines that I get here at the Inn.

As always, Jenn Cayer and her wonderful kitchen staff create each wine dinner menu to complement and showcase the wines on offer and the wonderful organic ingredients we purchase and grow here for your pleasure and healthy enjoyment! The menus are created in the few weeks before each dinner in order to pair wines and locally available produce, meats, game and seasonal seafood-the result is always a feast for the senses in a convivial and relaxed setting.

This year Jenn will have a broad canvas at her disposal given the range of wines and the areas of the world where they are grown. Spring freshness and light will eventually meet the brooding warmth of winter’s slow food, in each case complemented by and enhanced by the expression of the grape and the terroir of its origin…..but I digress!

Menus will be posted at www.windhamhill.com a few weeks before the dinners. Join our mailing list and get email notice. These emails sometimes contain lodging discounts in conjunction with off peak season dinners, so sign up to receive these offers at windham@sover.net.

Our first dinner of the year will be held on Thursday March 30th at 6:30pm and will feature the astounding wines from Domaine Weinbach in Alsace. This is the second time we have focused on these fantastic white wines with Sheilah McGovern Reynolds of Vineyard Brands. Jenn Cayer and her team have fashioned a superb combination of flavors to complement and highlight the qualities of each varietal and stylistic impressions of the daughters Faller, the winemakers at this ancient family run estate. A full menu follows, and remember to check out our Midweek Reality Break Special for lodging.
Sante’!!

Four Diamond Celebration for Distinctive Inn-siders

Newport Rhode Island luxury bed and breakfast, Cliffside Inn and its sister property, Abigail Stoneman Inn, have helped set a new luxury inn standard in Newport, by both being honored recently with AAA Four Diamond Awards. The pair are owned and operated by the Legendary Inns of Newport, which now has the distinction of running one-quarter of all the AAA Four Diamond luxury hotels, inns or B&Bs in Rhode Island.

Cliffside is also a founding member of the Distinctive Inns of New England. And to celebrate our unique Four Diamond achievement, Cliffside is inviting all Distinctive Inn Innsider members to enjoy 10% off all suites and rooms not only at Cliffside, but also Abigail Stoneman Inn and the Adele Turner Inn in Newport Rhode Island.

You can check availability on line but to book a room, please call our reservation office 800-845-1811 and present your Innsider number. This Four Diamond Celebration Special is available from April 2 - 30, Sundays through Thursdays only.

The Legendary Inns collection features a trio of meticulously restored, historic Victorian inns, known for seamlessly blending today's most luxurious amenities -- whirlpools, steam baths, fireplaces, grand beds, fine linens, wireless internet -- with exquisite design and decoration, antiques and artwork, refined elegance, personal service and warm hospitality.